WORKSHOP WEEK ONE: Thursday

04Mar10

This week and blogging is starting to tire me out! Thinking is LOADS OF EFFORT that I do not normally lumber myself with. So, bare with me…

This morning we had some more acting classes with Ali De Souza. What a guy! He made the whole process of hugging people until it got awkward even more fun, which i didn’t think was possible. It was interesting to break down the pacing of the hamlet script and to learn about Shakespeare’s use of iambic pentameter, but I don’t feel like I truly learned anything. Maybe it will become more obvious as time goes on. I think I would have benefitted more from the class if we heard more about how actors learned their lines. My memory (particularly sh0rt-term) is really poor, and i think if I learned techniques for memorising information I would improve.

John’s class just took me right back to my acting exam in high school and feeling a little bit silly. The process did build on my respect for actors, as we often forget how much focus and effort it must take to get to a stage where their performance is of a good enough standard as to present to an audience. We all only did a reasonably short paragraph, but the immense effort into just getting the words in our heads was quite the eye-opener. I’ll try to be quieter when entering a rehearsal room in future. Also, I enjoyed the biscuits, I think their should be more biscuits in the classroom.

I’m a bit stuck for stuff to say today, probably because I am absolutely exhausted. I’m going to go now, try and get that sweet, sweet eight hours slumber.

Laura

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